LarryC wrote:
The goal of the bombing was to demoralize civilians to change their value (support) of their governments, Hitler and Tito, etc, to lessen the length of the war, but instead increased their support of their governments, which lengthened the war.
Any evidence or a link to a source that supports that? Are you suggesting that if the Allies had not fought back Germany would have ended the war sooner? Perhaps if the Allies had surrendered, but otherwise that's ridiculous.
Early on many Germans supported the war for a variety of reasons, not the least of which was they were lied to by their government and believed they were defending themselves from Poland and their French and English allies who declared war on Germany.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/hornberger/h ... er132.html However when it it was clear Germany had no chance of success - in large part due to the destruction of military manufacturing facilities, the cut-off of foreign trade and supplies, and the high price the nation was paying at home - several of Hitlers generals tried to assassinate him so they could end the war sooner. The bombings were *highly* successful in demoralizing Germany, it's military and shortening the war.
LarryC wrote:
My point being, humans, (whether criminals or otherwise), as a result of evolution, naturally tend to fight back, when faced with confrontation, instead of accepting other peoples values.
Which is exactly why some people fight back by throwing the criminals who attack them in jail.... it's quite natural and the criminals should expect it
